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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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