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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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