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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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