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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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