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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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