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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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