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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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