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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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