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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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