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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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