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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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