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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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