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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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