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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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