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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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