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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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