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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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