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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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