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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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