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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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