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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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