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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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