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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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