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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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