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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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