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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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