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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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