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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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