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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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