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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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