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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly 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 examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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