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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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