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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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