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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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