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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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