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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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