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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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