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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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