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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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