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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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