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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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