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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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