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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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