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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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