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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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