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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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