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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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