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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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