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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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