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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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