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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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