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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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