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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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