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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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