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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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