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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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