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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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