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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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