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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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