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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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