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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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