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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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