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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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