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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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