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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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