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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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