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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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