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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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