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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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