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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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