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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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