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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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