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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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