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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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