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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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