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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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