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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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