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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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