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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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