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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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