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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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