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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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