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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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