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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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