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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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