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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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