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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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