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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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