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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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