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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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