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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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