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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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