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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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