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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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