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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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