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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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