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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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