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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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