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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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