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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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