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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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