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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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