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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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