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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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