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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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