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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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