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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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