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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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