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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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