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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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