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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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