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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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