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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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