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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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