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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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