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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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