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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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