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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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