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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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