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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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