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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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