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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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