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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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