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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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