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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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