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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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