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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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