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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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