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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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