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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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