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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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