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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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