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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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