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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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