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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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