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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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