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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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