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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important 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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