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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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