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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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