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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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