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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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