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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates 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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