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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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