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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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