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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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