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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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