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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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