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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important 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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