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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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