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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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