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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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