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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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