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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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