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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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