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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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