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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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