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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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