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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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