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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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