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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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