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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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