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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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