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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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