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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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