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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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