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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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