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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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