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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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