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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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