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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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