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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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