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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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