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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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