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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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