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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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