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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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