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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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