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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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