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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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