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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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