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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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