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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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