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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually 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 issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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