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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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