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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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