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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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