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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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