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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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