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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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