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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like 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. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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