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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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