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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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