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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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