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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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