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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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