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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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