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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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