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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important 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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