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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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