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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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