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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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