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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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