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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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