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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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