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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning enable students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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