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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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