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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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