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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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