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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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