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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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