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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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