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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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