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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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