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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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