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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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