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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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