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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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