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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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