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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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