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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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