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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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