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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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