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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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