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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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