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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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