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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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