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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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