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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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