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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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