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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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