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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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