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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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