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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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