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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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