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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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