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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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