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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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