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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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