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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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