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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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