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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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