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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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