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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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