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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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