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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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