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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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