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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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