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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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