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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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