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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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