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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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