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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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