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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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