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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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