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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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