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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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