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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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