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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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