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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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