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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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