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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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