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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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