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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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