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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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