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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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