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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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