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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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