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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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