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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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