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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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