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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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