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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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