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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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