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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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