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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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