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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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