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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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