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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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