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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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