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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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