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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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