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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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