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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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