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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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