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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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