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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key 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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