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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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