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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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