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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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