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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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