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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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