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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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