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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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