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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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