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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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