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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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