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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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