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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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