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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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