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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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