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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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