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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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