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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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