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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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