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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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