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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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