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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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