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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important 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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