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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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