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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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