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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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