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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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