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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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