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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This 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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