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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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