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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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