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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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