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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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