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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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