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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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