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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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