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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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