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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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