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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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