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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major 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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