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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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