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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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