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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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