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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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