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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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