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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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