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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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