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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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