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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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