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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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