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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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