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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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