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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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