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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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