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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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