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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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