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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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