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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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