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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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