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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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