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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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