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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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