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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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