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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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