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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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