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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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