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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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