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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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