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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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