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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand 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 educational subjects. This new book also deals with 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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