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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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