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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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