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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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