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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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