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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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