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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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