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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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