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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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