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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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