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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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