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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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