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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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