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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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