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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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