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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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