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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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