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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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