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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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