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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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