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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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