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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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