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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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