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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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