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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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