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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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