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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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