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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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