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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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