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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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