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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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