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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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