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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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