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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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