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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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