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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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