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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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