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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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