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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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