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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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