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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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