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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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