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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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