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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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