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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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