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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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