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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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