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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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