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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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