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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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