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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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