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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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