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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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