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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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