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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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