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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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