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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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