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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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