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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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