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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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