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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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