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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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