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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key 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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