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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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