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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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