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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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