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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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