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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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