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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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