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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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