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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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