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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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