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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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