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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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