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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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