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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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