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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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