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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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