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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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