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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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