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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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