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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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