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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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