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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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