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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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