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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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