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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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