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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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