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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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