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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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