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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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