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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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