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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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