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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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