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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies 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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