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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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