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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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