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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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