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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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