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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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