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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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