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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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