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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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