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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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