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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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