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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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