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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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