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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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