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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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