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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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