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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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