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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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