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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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