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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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