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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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