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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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