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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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