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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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