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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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