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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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