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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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