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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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