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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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