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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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