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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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