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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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