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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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