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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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