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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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