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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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