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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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