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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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