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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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