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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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