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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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