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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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