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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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