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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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