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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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