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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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