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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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