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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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