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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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