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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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