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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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