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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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