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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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