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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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