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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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