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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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