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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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