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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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