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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews 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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