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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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