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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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