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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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