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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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